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BEIJING (AP) — In a rare public expression of dissent in China, a well-known political commentator and a prominent businesswoman have penned open letters urging lawmakers to reject a plan that would allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. Their impassioned statements on a popular messaging app were circulated widely after the ruling Communist Party announced a proposal… Read more »

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) - - The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee made public its proposal on amendments to China's Constitution Sunday. The proposal, raised to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), was made in accordance with the new situation and practice of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. … Read more »

BEIJING — Almost exactly five years ago, a newly anointed President Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and declared they shared similar “personalities.” The comments, reported by the Kremlin news service but not by Chinese state media, went largely unnoticed at the time. But on Sunday, the parallels between the two leaders were too stark to… Read more »

TAIPEI —  A South Korean firm's uncontested discovery of oil in a sea where six other governments vie for sovereignty shows how outsiders harvest maritime resources without adding to decades of political friction. South Korean petroleum refining company SK Innovation Co. found crude oil at a Chinese tract in the South China Sea, the company said Thursday. Its case shows that… Read more »

Hong Kong's next budget looks set to be full of surprises amid the bright outlook for the city, but it should also be one that prepares us for future developments and grooms our next generation. One vital area in need of government investment is education, particularly STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education. In today's fast-evolving world… Read more »

KUALA LUMPUR: While there was no major aircraft purchases at the recently concluded Singapore Airshow 2018, industry experts say the event is more of a meeting point for airline operators and aviation companies and not an indication of the current state of the global aviation industry. CAPA Centre for Aviation chief analyst and Southeast Asia chief representative Brendan Sobie said the… Read more »

E-commerce is creating a cardboard nightmare. The rise of Amazon and the like has left a deluge of packing waste in many of the world's largest economies. None more than China, where more than 40 billion packages were shipped last year. That number will likely increase as the Chinese economy grows. There is some pressure on retailers to use less material in their packaging and to switch… Read more »

China is the world's biggest buyer of US soybeans. It imported $14 billion worth of them in 2016, according to the US Department of Agriculture. "If there were increased trade tensions, soybeans could likely be a potential target in any Chinese retaliation," said Paul Burke, the North Asia regional director for the US Soybean Export Council. That's a big worry for an industry that… Read more »

BEIJING — As China ratchets up pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island it claims as its territory, the United States is cautiously starting to push back. In recent months, Chinese strategic bombers have been conducting “island encirclement” flights, escorted by fighter jets. The Chinese government has discouraged tourism to Taiwan and imports of goods like fish… Read more »

China's traditional Spring Festival splurge continued into the Year of the Dog, with high-tech consumer goods playing a stronger role alongside festive favorites such as movie-going and eating out. Sales at restaurants and shopping malls jumped 10.2 percent to about 926 billion yuan ($146 billion) during the Chinese New Year holiday from Feb. 15 to 21, compared with last year's… Read more »